1916 A History of Meade County, Kansas

A. B. ROBERTS.

Albert B. Roberts was born at Richmond, Indiana. He was married at Lynn, Indiana, August 15th, 1880, to Lizzie S. Johnson, and came to Meade County November 6th, 1895.

He has three children, Walter J., Adgar N., and Alice M.

He has been engaged in farming, and is now serving his second term as County Commissioner from the First District.

BERT STOUT.

Bert Stout was born at Logansport, Indiana, September 4th, 1884. He came to Meade County in 1908, and settled in Mertilla Township, where he is engaged n farming.

G. W. ROBERTS.

G. W. Roberts was born on February 23rd, 1856, in Grant County, Wisconsin. He came to southwest Kansas in 1900, first locating in Pawnee County, coming to Meade County in the spring of 1913. He was married to Miss L. M. Hockett in January, 1903, and is the father of six children.

Mr. Roberts has been engaged in farming, and has the distinction of never having experienced a failure of his wheat crop in southwest Kansas. His lowest average yield per acre for any year is 10 bushels, the highest being 33 bushels.

J. I. STAMPER.

J. I. Stamper (Col. Jim) was born at Sweetwater, Tenn., December 22nd, 1869. He came to Meade County in May, 1885. He was married at Meade, December 25th, 1900, to Lottie W. Snyder. They have one child, a daughter, Jamie, born in Meade.

Jim has been rather versatile in his pursuits, having been at different times engaged in farming and stock-raising, well-drilling, has taken a flyer in the mercantile business, was postmaster at Meade under President Taft, but for several years last past he has devoted the greater part of his time to auctioneering, at which calling he has met with remarkable success.

He is now President of the State Auctioneers' Association.

WILLIS WOLFE.

Willis Wolfe was born at Wheeling, Missouri, February 5th, 1888. He was married at Wheeling, Mo., October 5th, 1910, to Lulu Mae Norman, and came to Meade County in March, 1911.

Two boys, Leonard M. and Norman B., have come to brighten their Meade County home.

Mr. Wolfe has been engaged principally in the cattle business, but as a side line he sells automobiles and Fords.

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THREE SCHUHMACHERS.

THREE SCHUHMACHERS.

L. F. Schuhmacher was born September 5th, 1882, at Mexico, Missouri. Lon early realized the possibilities of Meade County, and emigrated here in 1886. He was married at Meade February 21st, 1907, to Maude Stansill.

Their three boys, L. F., Jr., Nelson R. and Gordon S., are shown in the above picture.

Mr. Schuhmacher has been engaged in the real-estate business at Meade for the last ten years.

O. R. STEVENS.

O. R. Stevens was born in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, March 22nd, 1879. He was married in Barber County, Kansas, November 19th, 1902, to Miss Tressie Grigsby. A son, Ferol Clifford, was born at Coats, Kansas, August 16th, 1905.

Mr. Stevens came to Meade County April 30th, 1906, and was engaged in the mercantile business at Meade until September, 1914, when he removed to Wichita.

Mr. Stevens is one of the prominent fraternalists of the State. He was Department Commander of Patriarchs Militant from January 1st, 1908, to January 1st, 1918, with the rank of Brigadier-General, and is the present Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Kansas, being elected to that office October 12th, 1915. He is also a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Kansas.

C. A. UNDERWOOD.

Chas. A. Underwood was born in Logan Co., Ohio, March 19th, 1860. He came to Meade County in 1905, where he took a homestead and engaged in farming, which occupation he has followed ever since.

He was married at Meade on April 18th, 1907, to Margaret K. Nichols.

He is a member of the I. O. O. F, the Knights of the Golden Eagle, and was formerly a member of Co. E, Ohio National Guard.

MRS. C. A. UNDERWOOD.

Margaret K. Nichols was born in Logan County, Ohio, in 1866. She was appointed postmistress of New Jerusalem, Ohio, by President Cleveland, which office she conducted for eleven years. She also conducted a grocery store at that place.

On April 18, 1907, in Meade, Kansas, she became the wife of Charles A. Underwood.